Preliminary Flashcards
It was the happiest period of his life.
Rizal’s childhood
___, the hero’s hometown, belonged to the
Calamba
Dominican Order.
A few kilometers south of Calamba lies
mount Makiling.
East of the town is
Laguna de Bay.
Rizal was a student in the
Ateneo de Manila in 1876 when he was 15 years old.
When he was fifteen, he wrote the poem entitled
In Memory of My Town (Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo)
Rizal was ___as a child.
sickly, underweight, undersized, and frail
He had his own ___where he played in the day, built by his father.
nipa cottage
He had an ___who has a kind old woman and who took care of him and his health.
aya (nurse maid)
He began birdwatching at the age of __, observing the __
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culiauan, the maya, the maria capra, the martin, and the pipit.
He recited the ___ prayer daily.
Angelus
Of all his sisters, Jose loved little ___ best.
Concepcion
She was only a year younger than him, and fell ill and died at the age of 3.
Concha
It was Jose’s first grief.
The death of his sister
__ went on a pilgrimage to Antipolo on __ so that they could fulfill his mother’s vow, which she made when Jose was born.
Jose and his father
June 6, 1868
She could not join them on this pilgrimage because she had given birth to Jose’s sister ___.
Teodora
Trinidad
After the pilgrimage, Jose went with his father to ___ where they visited his sister __, who was then a boarding student at ___
Manila
Saturnina
La Concordia College in Santa Ana.
On ___ Rizal thought that the creature’s death was justified because he believed that to sacrifice one’s life for one’s ideals is worthwhile.
On “The Story of the Moth,”
He began sketching at the age of ___.
Five
He had a black dog named ___.
Usman
At the age of __, Jose wrote his first poem entitled ___
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Sa Aking Mga Kababata (To My Fellow Children).
When he was also __Rizal write his first dramatic work, which was a ___. It was staged in a festival in Calamba, and was later sold to a ___ for __
eight years old,
Tagalog comedy
gobernadorcillo from Paete
two pesos.
Jose was skilled in operating ___.
marionettes
He used to meditate by __ with his __
Laguna de Bay
pet dog, Usman.
Was a lover of books.
GREGORIO
He instilled into the mind of his precocious nephew*Jose) a great love for books.
Gregorio
He taught him to work hard, to think for himself, and to observe life keenly.
Gregorio
Who had been educated at Calcutta, India,
Jose
was the youngest brother of Doña Teodora.
Jose
He encouraged his nephew to paint, sketch, and sculpture.
Jose
Was a big, strong, and husky man.
Manuel
He looked after the physical training of his sickly and weak nephew.
Manuel
He encouraged young Rizal to learn swimming, fencing, wrestling and other sports, so that in later years of Rizal’s frail body acquired agility, endurance and strength.
Manuel
1861
Pax Hispanica
Siblings
Saturnina Paciano Narcisa Olympia Lucia Maria Jose Concepcion Josefa Trinidad Soledad
Jose Rizal
Mixed ancestry
Both east and west:
Negrito, Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish
Many splendored genius
Historian ●Horticulturist ●Humorist ●Lexicographer ●Linguist ●Philosopher ●Polemist ●Psychologist ●Satirist ●Sculptor ●Sportsman ●Surveyor ●Traveler ●Zoologist ●Sociologist Anthropologist ●Botanist ●Businessman ●Cartographer ●Dramatist ●Economist ●Educator ●Engineer ●Essayist ●Entomologist ●Ethnologist ●Farmer ●Folklorist ●Geographer ●Grammarian
THE WORLD WHEN RIZAL IS BORN (1861)
- Pax Hispanica
- Christian Way of Life
- English, Portuguese and Dutch Colonies
- Spanish governor-general/militarist-General Jose Lemery
- No bloody Muslim piratical raid
BIRTH OF A HERO
NEAR MIDNIGHT OF WEDNESDAY
•June 19, 1861
A miraculous birth
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
Big head
•Baptized by
Rev. Rufino Collantes on June 22, 1861.
Namesake
IN HONOR OF ST. JOSEPH
Godfather
Rev. Pedro Casañas
Full name
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Name of Parents
Francisco Mercado Rizal
Teodora Alonso Realonda Rizal
__ by his siblings, __ by townspeople
Uté
Pepe/Pepito
Strong bond between
Jose and Paciano
Scion of Catholic Clan
Jose Rizal
First teacher
Teodora Alonso
devout Catholic taught Rizal the Catholic prayer
Mother
Religious Jose name
Called Manong Jose by Hermanos & Hermanas Terceras
Age 5
read the Spanish family Bible
Prayers
Al Niño Jesus (1876), La Alianza Intima Entre La Religión y La Buena Educación (1876), & A La Virgen Maria (no date)
•His faith didn’t change one bit when he studied in
Biñan, Laguna and Ateneo (June 1872)
•Father Leoncio Lopez
PILGRIMAGE TO ANTIPOLO
June 6, 1868
First trip and First pilgrimage. (Casco-Barge)
•Sailed towards Pasig River
•From the Shrine of the Virgin of Antipolo to Manila
•Went to Santa Ana to visit Saturnina (Student in La Concordia College)
Archbishop of Manila (later Cardinal) released a pastoral letter urging the faithful to oppose a passage bill
Rufino Santos
Manila Mayor walked out of the homily when the priest read the pastoral letter of the Archbishop of Manila
Mayor Arsenio Lacson
On ___, he amended the bills adding the other works of Rizal aside from his novels and added that only college student might be exempted from reading the unexpurgated version of the Noli and Fili.
This is a compromised approved by the Church and the bill officially became a law on ___
May 12, 1956
June 12, 1956
Head of the Commission
William Howard Taft
Members (American Commissioners)
Bernard Moses
W. Morgan Shuster
Henry Clay Ide
Dean Worcester
Members (Filipino Commissioners)
Greogorio Araneta
Cayetano Arellano
Jose Luzuriaga
Trinidad Pardo De Tavera
The main reason why we study Rizal’s life and works from elementary until college
Republc Act 1425 or The Rizal Law
It mandates all educational institutions in the Philippines to offed courses about Jose Rizal
Rizal Law
The full name of the law
An Act to include in the Curricula of All Public and Private Schools, Colleges and Universities Courses on the Life, Works, and Writings of Jose Rizal, particularly His Novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
The Rizal law was implemented by the ___ on ___. It was published in the___
BNE
August 16, 1956
Official Gazette of the BNE
The framers of Rizal law had hoped that by studying his life and analyzing his teachings and literary works
The youth may gain inspiration and insight
Involve themselves in the community
Carry the values and virtues of Rizal
Must acquire proper direction and search for a better national life
Framers
Recto and Laurel
He did not believe the threat stating that the schools was too ___ to be closed
Profitable
Recto
The schools gave up the threat but threatened to “__” legislators in favor of the law in future elections
punish
A compromise was suggested to use the expurgated version: ___ who has supported the required reading of the unexpurgated version declared
The people who would eliminate the books of Rizal from the school would blot out from our minds the memory of the national hero. This is not a fight against Recto but a fight against Rizal
The main proponent of the Rizal Bill
Batangas Senator Claro M. Recto (House Bill No. 5561)
He sought to sponsor the bill at Congress
Batangas Senator Claro M. Recto (House Bill No. 5561)
However, this was met with stiff from __
Catholic Church
During the __ the Church charged Recto for being an
1955 Senate Election
Communist
Anti-Catholic
After Recto’s election
Violate freedom of conscience and religion
William Howard Taft
September 15, 1857-March 8, 1930
WHT was the __ president of the United States___ Chief Justice of the United States
27th (1909-1913)
10th(1921-1930(
He is the only person to have served in both of the offices
William Howard Taft
In __, he appointed __ __
1800
President William Mckinley
Taft Governor-General of the Philippines
Sharp mind and sharper oratory, he defended the bill during the interpellations
Sen. Recto and Sen. Rodrigo
Outside the senate, __ threatened to close down if the bill was passed. Recto countered that is that happened, the schools would be __
Catholic Schools
Nationalized
Opposing Groups
Catholic Action of the Philippines
Congregation of the Mission
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Teachers Guild
Supported groups
Veteranos de la Revolucion (Spirit of 1896)
Alagad in Rizal
Freemasons
Knights of Rizal